What tests are needed for cervical cancer screening?

There are generally many reasons for the onset of cervical cancer, the first of which is viral infection, which is also the main cause of cervical cancer. Basically 90% of cervical cancer patients are infected with high-risk HPV. The second is the frequency of sexual life and childbirth. Young childbirth, multiple pregnancies and multiple births are closely related to the occurrence of cervical cancer. The third is other molecular biological factors. Mycoplasma positivity, herpes simplex virus infection type II, Trichomonas and other pathogenic bacteria infection are the causes of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer screening begins with a colposcopy. When acid-fast staining of cervical cytology reveals abnormalities, further colposcopy is required to determine whether there is a disease. If necessary, some tissue should be taken for pathological examination to provide a basis for the next surgical treatment. The second testing method is virological testing, which is to test for high-risk human papillomavirus genes, because HPV infection is the key cause of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions.

The third testing method is cervical cytology, which is the most basic method of early cervical screening and the key step of our inspection. Compared with other testing methods, such a testing method has more benefits for patients. The patient is unlikely to suffer significant pain or injury, and this method is more accurate. The fourth type of examination is a cervical biopsy. If symptoms are visible to the naked eye, a more or less puncture biopsy is required. If further investigation is needed to determine whether the cervical canal has disease, a living tissue sample may be obtained from the cervical canal.

Nowadays, the incidence of cervical cancer is very high, and it is necessary for women to undergo cervical cancer screening. However, there are many things you should pay attention to before conducting cervical cancer screening. You should have a bowel movement in the morning on the day of the test, and you should have urinated 10 minutes before the test. Patients with gynecological diseases should be careful to stop taking the medicine before checking, and should also be careful to avoid checking during the menstrual period. Of course, if the patient has some special physical conditions, he or she must inform the doctor in time to avoid accidents.